Kirk Long Explained
| Kirk Long |
| Career Position: | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| Career Number: | 12 |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Birth Date: | September 1, 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Usak, Turkey |
| Nationality: | American |
| College: | Ateneo |
| Years1: | 2011 |
| Team1: | NLEX Road Warriors (D League) |
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Jeffrey Kirk Long (born September 1, 1989) is a former American college basketball player for Ateneo Blue Eagles in the UAAP.[1]
Early life
Long was born on September 1, 1989, at Usak, Turkiye.
Career
Ateneo
Long played in Ateneo Blue Eagles men's basketball under Norman Black. He won 4 UAAP championships with the team.[2] [3]
Long also played for Ateneo's baseball team starting in 2008.[4] Long was part of the Ateneo team that lost in the 2012 Finals against the NU Bulldogs.[5]
PBA Aspirations
Long was attempted to be a player in the country's league Philippine Basketball Association. But like Alex Compton, Long can only play as an import. He did not play as an import either.[6] [7]
Later years
Long currently working as a baseball coach. Sometimes, he served as a UAAP basketball analyst.
Personal life
Long married Tata Garcia in 2013.[8]
Notes and References
- Web site: SilverWorks - Jeffrey Kirk Long . 2024-02-08 . www.facebook.com . en.
- Web site: For Ateneo's Kirk Long, there are no shortcuts to being fit Philstar.com . 2024-02-08 . www.philstar.com.
- Web site: Seven UAAP foreign players who raised level of play in college basketball . 2024-02-08 . Spin.ph . en.
- Web site: 2008-01-12 . Kirk Long to debut as Eagles’ baseball team member Sunday . 2024-02-25 . GMA News Online . en.
- Web site: 2012-03-01 . NU snaps decades-long title drought in UAAP baseball . 2024-02-25 . GMA News Online . en.
- Web site: Alex Compton on Kirk Long's wish to play in the PBA: 'I wish him the best' . 2024-02-08 . Spin.ph . en.
- Web site: Justified or a Long shot? NLEX keen to bring up American Kirk Long as local player if PBA application is approved . 2024-02-08 . Spin.ph . en.
- Web site: 2013-07-24 . Kirk Long and Tata Garcia Wedding Editorial Photos Philippines Wedding Blog . 2024-02-08 . brideandbreakfast.ph . en-US.
